Nobody knew what happened to Nikala Thomas. In the small town of Lakewood, it was odd for someone to just go missing especially someone as prominent as Nikala Thomas. Police told everyone that she would return and that she had probably ran away, but everyone else had their own theories about her disappearance ranging from alien abductions to rouge C.I.A agents who wanted her father. However, when the truth was revealed that Nikala was murdered and not missing, nobody knew who to suspect.
After all, Nikala had no enemies. She was loved by everyone, or so Riley thought. The unexpected death of Riley's best friend broke her in half. She could not understand why anyone would want to take Nikala away from the people who loved her dearly. So when Riley Anderson finds Nikala's secret blogs on her computer, she begins to question everyone including Nikala. It turns out she had too many enemies to pinpoint which one had killed her without suspecting everyone, but Riley had to figure out who killed Nikala before they got to her too.
After all, Nikala's secrets are deadly.
Adele knows she witnessed a murder - what she doesn't know is just how personal it is.
*****
A girl was brutally murdered in the basement of a sorority house in spring 2011. Adele Theroux thinks she saw the killer - and the killer definitely saw her. What she doesn't know is why this all happened and who this guy is. As she tries to solve the mystery from a distance while in witness protection, the connections keep getting weirder and more personal. Might she be able to relate to the killer in a way that no one else can? And what does that mean about her own psyche?
*2019 Watty Award for Mystery/Thriller*
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Cover designed by April Alforque